![]() So, for the love of god: kill protools/sibelius/and whatever expensive-as-shit plug-in for some fetishy audiophile tinkering and get on with your life. It just sits there like I'm some strange virtual hoarder of RPG items that belong in a virtual kitchen stuff drawer. ![]() So now I have paid for something that I won't even have an opportune moment to use unless I get this thing. As if buying into this software piddling didn't already hang you out to dry. ![]() Wait for it, they're not $20, they're something like $45-$49. And how in the hell will I get a refund for the software after this bait and switch? Almost impossible there's no material transaction. Just a stupid key chip that takes up a port, gets corrupted, gets lost. I hate that they're charging me for a flashdrive-like useless item that isn't even a USB fan, lightbulb, or paper holder. I hate that it probably wormed it's way into my systems folder. I hate even the fact that iLok software is on my computer. Like if you stole my bicycle off the street. They conveniently overlook that I'm not actually paying for a license, just stale air that is only available with a dongle.Ī)this was a purchase specifically for my line of work in location dialog for broadcast/film and was made after much deliberation.ī) this need not reflect on Izotope's own products, which despite an over-eager and inconvenient "check for updates" updater has pretty basic installation requirements and terrific promos over the course of the year.īut really, after pulling this on me, I feel mugged. Late to the game here, but in the light of the Izotope promo for Synchro Arts Revoice I got today in the mail, I thought I should mention that after all the checkout and buy here details failed to mention, this is not for a license but rather for a dreaded access code to an iLok. I can appreciate every single plugin I buy. I don't mean to rant, but I enjoy buying software. It's because Waves moved into their own system and away from iLok that they have a new customer with me, and I just dropped about 500$ on their stuff in the past few weeks, with plans to get a whole lot more. I really wish Softube and a few others would understand this. Also, when a user pays for it, it actually gets used, rather than sit there in a sea of cracked plugins. Most users that sit there and try to get cracks on everything will spend more time trying to find those cracks than making music, and were never potential customers in the first place. I think if someone is really serious about making music, they will buy their software anyways. I realize piracy is an issue, but taking it out on customers is not the answer. Not a good way to win a potential buyer over. After posting this, I tried to use a few demos of software not knowing they required iLok, and when I declined to try them, it just crashed Ableton on startup. Perhaps it's not a bad experience for everyone, but the negative seems to greatly outweigh the positive. Well, after reading these responses, I think I'll maintain my stance on the matter. You can't just insert a friend's iLok into your USB slot and try out your plug-in, since it is locked to the maybe defected iLok. So yes, iLok copy protection can be one more source of troubles in your system and it is hard to find out if it comes from a broken iLok or a broken plug-in. If I hadn't spent the money on these plug-ins and would be able to find a good alternative, I wouldn't have used this product anymore. Only a few weeks ago the troubles stopped after the last update of these plug-ins. But not about repairing the broken part in their copy protection system. They cared about marketing, sales, writing fancy newsletters and developing new stuff. Four years and a lot of new plug-ins from said manufacturer later the bug was still there. Tried to sell me more software in the meantime. The plug-in manufacturer admitted to having a bug in their software. Then you can force quit Ableton Live, restart the computer again and again for up to an hour and hope that the iLok will be recognized again at some point. Everything since the last saving is lost. Then you drag in the plug-in and suddenly the DAW is not responding to anything at all. Think of being in the middle of your composition process. The iLok can rest in the same USB slot for months without ever moving it and still not be found by a plug-in sometimes. Their plug-ins would often crash Ableton Live if a session was started with those plug-ins in use. It seems to be the fault of another well known company, not the iLok manufacturer itself. ![]()
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